Fastening device.



PATBNTBD DEC. 10, 1907.

v J. SENN. FASTENING DEVICE. APPLICATION RILED SEPT. 16. 1905.

In 2) 651,121 y 5 UNITED STATES JOHA-NN sENN, orv BERNE, SWITZERLAND.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed SeptemberIB, 1905; Serial No. 278,691.

Patented Dec. 10, 1907.

To all whom it mag concern." I

Be it known that I, JonANN SENN, a citizen'of Switzerland, residing at Berne, in the canton of Berne, Switzerland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fastenin Devices, of which'the fol lowingis 'a speci cation. i r I .My invention relates to fastening devices for lacing shoes and other articles in which laces are used.

, The object of my invention is to produce a fastening device'which'is so constructed that the roller around which the laces are guided; is rotatably held between a cap of thin sheet metal and a base-plate, also of sheet metal, the cap and the base platebeing firmly se cured together, in such a manner, that no pro- 'truding edges or corners are left to date he dress',--thewhole presenting a neat a pearance, the cap having a perfectly smoot sur- 1 face. I The. cap is rovided withconvenient holes through whic Another plate is provided, which is clamped has a hollowshank, whereby the astenin device can be firmly attached to the upper o ing the inven tion. a d F gtion of the new fastening device; Figs. 3 and a shoe 'or in the fabricofother artic s, in

which laces-are used." a On the accgmpanyingdrawings, illustrat- 2 a plan view of one construc 4- arelsimilari'views of another construction,

'andl'liig. -5.;is a modifiedform. of roller which may be substituted .forthe form shown in:

Referrin consists o metal, in which a'roller-consisting in this instance; ofa-sm'all ball w is located, which ball .45

N imilar'r'eference charactersdesigna'te similar' parts in allthe, figures;

first to. Figs. land 2,; the cap ,1) 'a.housing made of. thinsheet .ishel d between the top of the ca b and a bearing' ,p late "c. To prevent the all from slipping, the latec and thecapb are prov1 ed with in entations l-and2prespectivelyjf in whichthe ball is securely held'., The plate 5-"against-w'the material, aflat ring-6 is interthe. lacing passes around the roller, the latter being securely heldin place.

togetherwith'the cap-and thebaselate and-'- on,-Figure*1- 1s avertical; sec- 1 posed between the edge 5 and the material, the. ring 6 serving in this case as a washer. As seen from Fig. 1, the upper bent edge of the shank e, whereby plate '0 is supported, is held to ether with the said plate in the overturned ower edge of the cap 6, the parts being clamped firmly together, as if practically made of one piece, and, as seen from Fig. 1, the ball a is held securely between the ca 1) and base-plate a, being prevented from 'splacement'by the indentations 1 and 2.

The ca is provided with lateral openings 3 an 4' (Fig. 2), through which the lacing (1 extends, passing inside the cap around .the ball a, the cap being of such diameter to permit the lacing d a sufficient clearance f to freely glide around the ball a.. The whole as seen, presents aneat appearance, entirely smooth without any corners or projections. 1

The construction of the fastening device, oshown'in. Figs. 3' and 4, is very similar to that shown in Figs. 1 and 2, except that in beingthis case instead of a ball a a roller consisting of a cylinder (1 is provided in the ca .the roller having points at'.opposite end the ca and the base-plate c. For this purpose t ev'cap and the base plate care provided, like in'Fig. 1, with corresponding indentations 1 and 2. v The surface of the roller whereby the same 1s ournaled in the top of V a may be concave, as indicated in 5, so

as to-ofier the lacing abetter guide. Bylprovidin the roller with friction in the ably reduced. 7

What I claim as myinvention and desire earings 1 and 2 -1s considerto secure by Letters Patent is 1. A fastening device for laces, comprising 'a ,flanged 'attachingshank, ,a plate superposed thereon, a cap uniting theperipheries of said shank-flange, and plate, and a roller rotatably mounted between said cap and plate;-the cap having orifices to permita ace to be passed behind the roller.

2. Afastenin device for la'ces,-comp'rising a flanged attac ing shank, a plate superposed on the flange of said shank, a cap points, the

uniting said plate and flan e throughout their peripheries, and -'a. ro er rotatably.

mounted between said cap and late; said" cap having orifices to permit a -acc to be passed behind the roller.

Y 3. A fastening device for laces, comprising a hollow"flanged attaching shank, a plate110 resting on said flange, a cap having its edges compressed about the edges of the plate and shank-flange to unite the parts, and a roller rotatably mounted in depressions. in the ca and plate; said ca having orifices to permit a lace to be passe behind the roller.

4. A fastening device for laces, comprising a recessed plate, a laterally apertured cap having a recessed top, mounted in said plate and cap, and means for attaching the fastening to an article of apparel; said cap apertures being suitably located to permit a lace to be passed behind the roller,

a roller rotatably 5. A fastening device for laces, 'compris' 15 a hollow, flanged attaching shank, a recesse plate resting on said flange, an externally-- smooth, recessed cap'uniting said plate'andi shank-flange throughout. their peripheries, a roller journaled in they recesses of said ca '20 and plate, and means for securing said shanli to an article of apparel.

' In testimony whereof I affix my in presence of-two Witnesses.

I V J OHANN SEN N Witnesses:

. FRIEDRICH NAEeosLI, 'NATHANAEL LEUBA.

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